Raymundos Secret and Maxim Rate are the leading prospects in the $200,000 Goldikova Stakes (G2T) at Santa Anita Oct. 25 after racing last month vs. Lady Prancealot in separate races.
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Sweet Bye and Bye Seeks Graded Stakes Win in Athenia
Life without Blowout promises to be interesting for Sweet Bye and Bye.
Breeders' Cup Contenders Gallop on New Fair Hill Turf
Trainer Graham Motion galloped his three 2020 Breeders’ Cup contenders, Mean Mary, Alda, and Invincible Gal, along with 2019 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1T) winner Sharing, giving the course its first run.
Low-Key Trade Defines Revised Goffs UK Autumn Sale
Handicap chaser Crooks Peak topped a low-key day of trade at the Goffs UK Autumn Sale in Doncaster Oct.22. The single session comprised three distinct catalog sections.
CHRB Awards 2021 Race Dates Favorable to Del Mar
The CHRB allocated 2021 race dates Oct. 22 for Thoroughbred racing and simulcasting in Southern California that favored Del Mar, leaving Santa Anita and Los Alamitos officials disappointed with slight reductions from historical levels.
Star Sprinter Caravaggio Heads to Ashford Stud
Top-class sprinter Caravaggio is on the move from Coolmore’s headquarters in Ireland to Ashford Stud in America, the home of his late sire Scat Daddy, the leading operation has announced.
Breeders' Cup Partners with Guardian Security
Under the new partnership, Guardian Security will provide 24-hour equine surveillance in the days leading up to, during, and following the upcoming World Championships, set to be held at Keeneland in Lexington Nov. 6-7.
Thoroughbred Safety Coalition Working for More Changes
The Thoroughbred Safety Coalition is working with state racing commissions to add new medication rules for horses about to deliver high-speed workouts, just one of several reforms the organization of leading tracks and industry groups is advocating.
Mighty Heart Chases Triple Crown in Breeders' Stakes
Mighty Heart will continue his quest to join an elite group of horses to sweep all three legs of the OLG Canadian Triple Crown Oct. 24 in the CA$400,000 Breeders’ Stakes at Woodbine.
Without Parole Retired to Stand at Newsells Park Stud
St James’s Palace Stakes (G1) winner and TVG Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1T) third-place finisher Without Parole has been retired from racing and will stand next year at Newsells Park Stud in England, where he was born and raised.
Audarya to End Fanshawe's Long Breeders' Cup Wait
Trainer James Fanshawe is set to end a 30-year wait for a runner at the Breeders’ Cup with Audarya poised to tackle the Maker’s Mark Filly & Mare Turf (G1T) at Keeneland Nov. 7.
Ten Stakes Highlight Golden Gate's Fall Meet
Golden Gate Fields’ fall meet runs from Oct. 22-Dec. 13.
Biddy Duke, Magic At Midnight Jump into Ken Maddy
California has never hosted the Claiming Crown but the $100,000 Senator Ken Maddy Stakes (G3T) Oct. 24 at Santa Anita Park kind of feels like one such race. Five of the race’s seven competitors formerly raced in the claiming ranks.
Delaware Park Meet Concludes on Positive Notes
Despite a reduction in live race dates and significant safety protocols for live on-track patrons, horsemen and employees due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 live race meet at Delaware Park concluded on positive notes on Saturday, October 17th.
Kentucky Derby Runner-Up Lookin At Lee Retired
Millionaire Lookin At Lee, a two-time stakes winner best known for running second behind Always Dreaming in the 2017 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (G1), has been retired, co-owner Michael Levinson tweeted.
Al Shaqab Scores Lope de Vega Colt at Arqana October
On Oct. 21 Al Shaqab’s sustained investment at the Arqana October Yearling sale passed the €1.7 million mark for the week across 19 horses, with the star of their acquisitions on Day 3 a son of Lope de Vega (Lot 465) knocked down for US$112,314.
Keeneland Restricts Turf Course Use in Meet's Last Days
With the 2 1/2 inches of rain Keeneland received on Monday and Tuesday and an active weather pattern forecasted over the next 10 days, Keeneland will card only one grass race for each of the final three race days of the Fall Meet.
McShane, Hutter, Smith Up for Racing Leadership Award
Carmen McShane, Cindy Hutter, and Roy Smith have been named finalists for the Thoroughbred Industry Employee Awards’ Leadership Award (Racing). A winner will be announced Nov. 5 during a virtual ceremony scheduled for noon ET.
CHRB Committee Approves Change in Thyroxine Approvals
A California Horse Racing Board committee has approved a proposed regulatory change intended to curb the growing use of a medication prescribed to treat hypothyroidism, which is rare in racehorses.
Siskin to Stand Stud in Japan After Breeders' Cup Bid
Trainer Ger Lyons has revealed that dual group 1 winner Siskin will head to stud in Japan after one final potential start in his care at the Breeders’ Cup.